3. Othello

I feel as if Othello is one of the more modern Shakespearean plays I have read. In all means, it could be one of those plays converted into modern times, and shown as a movie. It deals with many of today's situations like jealousy. Iago is jealous of Cassio because he wants his lieutenant position. Cassio is an honest man caught in all of this. Roderigo wants Desdemona, and was even going to marry her. Also, the appearances of everything are not what they really mean. For example, Cassio does not have Desdemona's handkerchief because she was cheating on Othello. Rather, he has been framed. Rumors have been started by Iago to get everyone to believe what he wants them too. Seems like a pretty common occurrence in life. The play Othello is its own common drama within itself. Ultimately, that is why Othello is a famous literary work. It's themes and plot are timeless and universal, and still apply to today.